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Music, youth and the North
March 20, 2014The National Arts Centre strives to be a catalyst for performance, creation and learning in every part of the country. One of the ways we do that is through our Music Alive Program in Nunavut, which has now reached over 5,000 northern Canadians in Kugluktuk, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet,…
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Northern Scene Welcome Ceremony
April 29, 2013 -
Tulugak means Raven
April 15, 2013I have been asked to write a few words about my experiences with Tulugak: Inuit Raven Stories, but I have to warn you, I won't be objective in any part of this missive. I started working at Canada's National Arts Centre last fall. Shortly after my arrival, it was suggested that I might be a…
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Installation of the Jessie Oonark Tapestry
April 4, 2013 -
Between the Double Feature
April 2, 2013 -
Meet singer/songwriter Leela Gilday
March 27, 2013 -
A brilliant collision of art and culture - The Grub-Stake Revisited
March 22, 2013 -
The Yukon Arts Scene
March 15, 2013 -
Throat boxer Nelson Tagoona shines on stage
February 26, 2013 -
Nurturing Artistic Process
January 22, 2013Creation spaces. Sometimes they exist as part of a well managed, state-of-the-art performing arts facility. A lot of the time, however, they don’t. They’re tucked in an old warehouse in the wrong part of town, or in a church basement with terrible light. There might be a noisy nightclub…
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Musical Snapshots of the North
January 15, 2013In this edition of the NACOcast Maclean's columnist Paul Wells speaks with composer Alexina Louie about her composition Take The Dog Sled which was performed by the NAC Orchestra as part of the 2012 Northern Canada tour. Alexina talks about the daunting process of composing an orchestral…
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We are Canada’s National Orchestra
November 23, 2012 -
A Sneak Peek of Northern Scene from Whitehorse
November 5, 2012
